My son Titus is making a certain situation amazingly clear for me lately. In the process of us moving to Austin, we interrupted his eating development plan. Okay, maybe there wasn’t really a plan, but he was moving...
Read MoreI experienced something not to terribly long ago. I came across some pretty incredible talent. Actually, it was down right amazing. It was the kind of talent that when you see it, your mouth drops open. Wow. Then I experienced...
Read MoreSince we’re talking about timeliness, I figured I’d breach this topic since we’re all thinking it. So, how do you get your volunteers to show up on time? No really, how do you get your volunteers to show up on...
Read MoreA few weeks ago my blogging friend Sam wrote a very intriguing post here. I was disappointed that there were only two comments… both of them mine. However, I’m pretty sure I know why no one had much to say. I think...
Read MoreLast Sunday (yeah, I said last Sunday… I’m behind and catching up) I stood on stage and recruited new volunteers. GASP! Yeah, I know. It is something I speak against, but I’m not going to apologize. Actually,...
Read MoreI’ve learned something very interesting since arriving here at Gateway. They’re very intentional and specific about leaders. This is probably why they have two full time staff members dedicated specifically to...
Read MoreI met with my Kids staff today. We had a very interesting discussion on volunteer recruiting. Interestingly enough, the discussion we had was very similar to what Pudge blogged today. We were talking about the methods...
Read MoreLately I’ve been a crazy reading man! I just updated the ‘Books I’m Reading” and Books I’ve Read” widget on the right. Unfortunately I’ve been reading Bringing Up Boys for over a year...
Read MoreLast week I read an incredible post from the Access: Elevation blog. It concerned how you communicate available volunteer positions to potential volunteers. Again, it’s one of those “don’t communicate the need,...
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